The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-17
Louis Llngg Attempts Suicide Early
this Morning
By Holding Eliminating Cap in HIS
Mouth and Igniting It.
his Head Badly Laceratsd from the
Effects Of the Explosion.
The Bomb Throwsr, Dies After Six
Hours Of Suffering.
The General Superstition that There is
a Traitor on the Death Watch.

CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Louis Lingg, the
anarchist, will never speak again.
Quick, awful, was the overt act of his
Creator, the voice that cried "Hoch die
Anarchie' was turned to silence for
ever. What seemed mufied, horrible
echo Of the fearful bomb of the Hay
market came suddenly in his lonely
cell this morning. That instant the
mans face, which, belying his 6end
like deeds, has seemed beautiful as an
archangel's, was made revolving mass
Of blood and shreds of tangled flesh.
Louis Lingg was triumphant,
despite all human efforts. He
had effaced from even his
countenance every trace of Gods i'm
age. For single instant, with his
back against the bars of LingH's cell
door, the stalwart guard stood stupe-
fed, while puff Of blue smoke from
the dark recesses behind crossed his
shoulder. Then ensued a wild rush of
deputies, the changing of iron gates,
and above the confusion and din the
shouting Of the guard, Its Linggl''
''It's Linggl'' THAT came from
Lingg." a rapid, cautious, movement
by q turnkey flung the cell door open,
and with an eager peer into the shad-
ows two excited deputies jumped
In. Their calculations OF horror brought
the others quickly within the cell.
An age Of agony and suspense was
passed by the Jail inmates in the cells
above and around. There was q shut
ding Of feet on the stone floor, and the
hundreds OF strained eyes watching
down through the iron netting and
bars saw a row Of guards in their shirt
sleeves struggling across the dimly
lighted area, bearing by the legs and
arms the body of man between them.
The upturned face was huge clot of
blood, but the turnkey who supported
the head had his fingers wound tightly
into the unmistakable brown, curling.
ringlets of the bomb maker, Louis
FFnIgs r Ths big key the OF 2 maf@
lock interrupted for a moment the
sound of the pattering on the white
stone pavement. There was q creaking
of rusty hinges, and the anarchists and
common Jail birds had gazed their last
on Lingg.
A few steps brought the hudd1ed-up
cortege to the bath room of the jail,
stuffy little apartment scarcely ten feet
square. LinRg was dumped on the
floor with scant tenderness by the men
who have been daily expecting to
meet their death at his hands. To all
appearance the anarchist was stark
dead. A small pool of gore was
seen floating from the brown
curls surmounting the broad
shoulder, and one glance showed how
Lingg had striven with dynamite to
blow of his own head. The entire
lower half of the once handsome face
was gone. including the upper lip and
Jaw and the under fraction of the nose.
Where it had been, was now a jagged
bloody gap, extending across the ears
and down to the adams apple.
"Open your eyes Lingg," exclaimed
the doctor, who had just reached the
room.
To the establishment of the by
ISLANDERS LinRg's eyes opened and
looked calmly about him.
He was Immediately raised to a
table and propped up with pillows
and washed hurIiedly, while
cloth bandages were passed around the
lower part of the face and around the
top of the head, hiding all but the nose,
eyes and forehead, all loose, dangling
flesh and bones being first cut away.
The gutta percha mouth of fountain
syringe was inserted with the DOCTORS
finger into the great hole left by the
dynamite. BY this method water and
brandy were administered. This was
repeated at intervals.
Iingg, meanwhile, was gazing sIead-
tasty about him, watching every move
ment of those in the room, but appar-
emily Indifferent to what they did. and
caring nothing about the almost cease
less slamming of the door, a few feet
distant. Every now and then, with
out any seeming immediate cause, a
fearful, hollow groaning would sound
through the bandages. Listeners,
aghast, would abandon the room, only
to give place to a new set not yet
weakened by the horrors within the
death chamber.
IIingg moved his long, sinewy right
arm easily This left hand was torn by
the dynamite), and without trouble
wrote the German simple directions al
to raising him higher, or the like. Be
yond a glance of recognition to Captain
Black, who came into thu
TG S0or for GooT f %G%sps t Sna SSia
nothing to break the horrible
agony of six mortal hours wait fOl
deaths approach. The Rev. DIR. Bat
ton, Methodist minister attending
Fielden, went in, but got no answering
look from Lingg. The minister came
out shaking his head hOpelessly.
Lingg's breathing gradually became
slower. The pallor on the forehead
deepened. A slight glaze was noticed
in the now sunken eyes. Some ont
said: "He is dying" and the reporter
made ready for a rush to the neareS
telephone. Lingg's big breast heaveC
once and was still His eyes lookeC
straight ahead with something of theil
old brightness, but at whisper from
the doctor the reporters dashed to TIT
telephone, falling over one anothe
down the narrow stairway to the cour
yard, in their efforts to tell the new
first. While the reporters were tumb
ling and running, the doctor raiseC
Lingg's right arm; it fell back ON tn,
table limp. An attendants right an
left forehngers were laid on Lingg'
forehead and passed down to push tn
eyelids shut. In a moment the it'll
room was empty of all but the ghastl
corpse of the bomb maker, Louis Lingo
DEATH OF LINGO.
Coroner Henry l.. Hertz was notifie,
of the death of Lingg early in the day
He acted with great deliberation. an
it was not until almost 4:S0 p. m. tina
he started out to hunt up a Jury III
took with him Deputy-C oroners Ken
and Barrett. Each Of their selection
are from merchants who do bushes
within a few blocks of the Jail.
The names of the jury are: IsadoH
Bacharach, Henry j. Dale. AdoIp
Oberman, A. j. Mueller, William T
in various sections of the city.
The coroner assembled them on Il
corner of Clark and Michigan street
which is within half a block of Il
jail. He then asked each of the
whether they could attend the inoue
on Tuesday. To this there were Sc
eral objections, so it was finally l
solved to adjourn until Wednesday.
As soon as this was agreed upon
movement was made toward the "a
Sheriff Watson headed the party. u
jury, after admittance to the ia
were shown int the ia
room, where the remains
LinRg lay. The members simV
viewed them and then the formal !
Journment OF the inquest until We
neSday was made.
TO BE DELIVERED TO HIS FRIENDS
The question of the disposal of |
body has been left by the jailer to /
coroner. what win be done with
corpse?" was asked of him.
The statute is plain on that gu